"Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man, unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, Saying, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin."
In today's lesson, Paul made reference to David and his boundless faith in God, and how David's faith, such as that of Abraham, was counted to him for righteousness.
Those of us who have studied the Old Testament know that David, in the flesh, would not have been counted a righteous man by any standard. David is known to have had lust in his heart for a woman he saw bathing on a rooftop, eventually committing adultery with her, another man's wife, and eventually had the man killed in battle in an attempt to cover up what he had done. Yet, because of the faith of David, God counted that faith as righteousness and blessed his life with the woman with whom he had committed adultery and gave them a son, Solomon.
King David was indeed an unrighteous man but God imputed soul saving righteousness into him, not because of the works that he had done, but because of his faith.
Eternal salvation comes the same way still today; "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast." (Ephesians 2:8-9)~
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